BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased 21.6 per cent m/m to 335,200k units in March at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), after declining in February. Building activity was up...
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BC Chamber of Commerce Responds to Budget 2021
BRITISH COLUMBIA — The provincial government unveiled its 2021 budget that reflects the uncertainty of the environment that both the private and public sectors are operating in. The budget...
BCCPA: Ambitious 2021 Federal Budget Offers $101 Billion In New Spending Over Coming Years
Federal Programs Including CEWS/CERS Extension, Major Funding For New Programs BRITISH COLUMBIA - On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada released its first budget since the pandemic began. It...
Paper Excellence Closes Mackenzie Pulp And Will Focus on Investments On Vancouver Island
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Paper Excellence announced the permanent closure of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill located in Mackenzie, BC. Production at the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market...
From the Trenches with Fiona Famulak of the BC Chamber of Commerce
Episode 15 - Fiona Famulak: BC Chamber of Commerce APRIL 19TH, 2021 | 28:50 | E15 SHAREEMBEDRECASTSUBSCRIBE EPISODE SUMMARY Fiona Famulak is the new President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce,...
Will Cutting Income Tax Rates Create Jobs for Canadians?
CANADA - Job creation is often considered one of the most critical public-policy goals that governments seek to achieve. The recent significant job losses that the country has experienced during the...
CFIB: Small Businesses Want A Fairer EI System, Not Higher Premiums
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Any move to make the Employment Insurance (EI) system fairer would see significant support from small business owners, says a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
Kelowna Manufacturer Supplies 46 Million Masks
KELOWNA - One Kelowna manufacturing company, Breathe Medical Manufacturing Ltd., is celebrating a significant milestone less than one year into its whirlwind emergence. Breathe just completed the...
The Economy Needs To Be An Urgent Focus And Priority For Both Governments
No New Costs” Tops British Columbia Small Business Priority List For Both The Upcoming Federal And Provincial Budgets BRITISH COLUMBIA – Amid uncertainty around a third wave of the pandemic and slow...
Applications For Circuit Breaker Business Grant Open
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eligible bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centres can apply for the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant to help support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
BCREA: Record-Setting Month for BC Homes Sales
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 15,073 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in March 2021, an...
Study Shows BC’s Forest Industry Has Big Economic Impact
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A new economic study released recently by the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) shows that BC’s forest industry continues to generate significant economic activity in every...
Pandemic Effect Driving Local Real Estate Market Boom
KELOWNA –Residential real estate sales across the region from Revelstoke to Eastgate Manning Park and into the South Peace River region are still seeing the effects of the pandemic, reports the...
BC Officially Surpasses New Milestone Of More Than 50,000 EVs On The Road
The New Car Dealers Association Of BC Commends The Province On Rebate Programs And Partnerships That Have Helped Make This Possible BRITISH COLUMBIA – This week, the Provincial Government put out a...
BC Relief Funding Coming For Hard-Hit Businesses
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC government will provide more than $50 million to help the 14,000 restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centres affected by the March 30, 2021, provincial...
Free Interprovincial Trade Once And For All
Canada’s GDP Per Capita Would Increase By 3.8 Per Cent Simply By Removing Interprovincial Trade Barriers CANADA - The theme of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery is on everyone’s lips, and there’s...
